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The Dream Catcher Christian Dior, Couturier Du Rêve, at the Musée Des Arts Décoratifs THE SHOW 42 - CRASH THE DREAM CATCHER CHRISTIAN DIOR, COUTURIER DU RÊVE, AT THE MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS 1. In every corner, marvelous fabrics of surprising volume and detail bear witness to an art of extreme refnement that serves up a feast for the eyes. This is a spectacle of grandeur ft for an epic occasion: seventy years of haute couture from the House of Dior. Decades of style and expertise in haute couture span across 3,000 square meters of museum space—double the area usually given to fashion exhibitions at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Organized according to theme and chronology, the retrospective retraces the history of the House’s founding couturier, and the series of interpretations ofered by the renowned couturiers who continued his legacy: from Yves Saint Laurent to Maria Grazia Chiuri. On display are more than 300 haute couture dresses, designed from 1947 to the present, including items on loan from collections worldwide. With most designs appearing in Paris for the frst time, this is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discover unique pieces and marvel at the ingenious blend of motifs, colors, and shapes crafted by one of Dior’s most talented couturiers: John Galliano. His hybrid approach deftly integrates tradition and modernity in a way that defes all expectation and smashes every notion of unity and symmetry. Each piece retraces the brilliant renewal of Dior’s style, while accessory lines unfold before our eyes like landscapes for us to explore. Arrangements of hats, jewelry, bags, shoes, and perfume bottles emerge like still life paintings in monochrome, catching the viewer’s eye even from across the room. In addition, the exhibition highlights the connection of the couture house and its founder to all forms of art, by presenting a selection of furniture, objets d’art, and paintings, including Monet’s Le Jardin de l’artiste à Giverny! PHOTOGRAPHY: ELISE TOÏDE & WORDS: STEPHANIE BUI THE SHOW 43 - CRASH 3. 2. 1. Solitudine, title suggested: Solitude Fiançailles romaines. Mario Tozzi. 1931 oil on canvas, courtesy Centre Pompidou 2. Buste de Femme Rétrospectif, Salvador Dali 1933-1977 painted and decorated bronze, feather hair, pearl, plastic band, pen, feather and glass. 3. Perpetuel motive. Man Ray. 1923-1971. Metronome et collage of pictures. (private collection, courtesy Galerie 1900-2000) 4. Christian Dior/Raf Simons, evening dress 3/4 in satin printed inspired by Sterling Ruby art piece: SP178. Haute couture Fall-Winter 2012. Collection Dior Héritage, Paris. Sterling Ruby, SP198, 2012, Printing Spray on canvas 4. Courtesy Galerie Gagosian. THE DREAM CATCHER 44 - CRASH Exhibition view of “Christian Dior, couturier du rêve,” at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, from July 5, 2017 to January 7, 2018. Photos: Elise Toïde 6. 5. 7. THE DREAM CATCHER 45 - CRASH 5. Creations of Jeanne Paquin, Lucien Lelong, Madame Grès, Raphaël, Balenciaga, Pierre Cardin, Thierry Mugler, Yohji Yamamoto, Alexander McQueen, Dries Van Noten, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Thom Browne, Givenchy, Rochas, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Comme des Garçons. 6. Toile de robe, haute couture fall-winter 2012, Dior Héritage collection, Paris 7. Christian Dior, coat Myosotis, haute couture spring-summer 1950, Dior Héritage collection, Paris – Christian Dior/Yves Saint Laurent, dress Aurore, haute couture spring-summer 1958, Dior Héritage collection, Paris – Christian Dior/Marc Bohan, wool fshnet dress and embroidered lurex ostrich feather, haute couture fall-winter 1967, Palais Galliera, musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris. 8. toile de robe, haute couture spring-summer 2015, Dior Héritage collection, Paris. 9. Christian Dior/John Galliano, woolen dress, haute couture spring-summer 2010, Dior Héritage collection, Paris. 9. For the frst time, the haute couture house also ofers the public a chance to step into the world of textiles and production. Studio canvases – works of technical and aesthetic value alike – envelop an entire room in a beautifully natural ecru to celebrate the art of cutting fabrics assembled in the couturier’s own studio. Capping of this homage to production, one of Dior’s own couturieres is present at the exhibition to eagerly share her experience with visitors. In this way, none of the fne crafts that make haute couture possible from behind the scenes goes forgotten in the exhibition. By its sheer scale and the quality of the items on display, not to mention the inclusion of several hundred original documents, the exhibition devoted to Dior’s haute couture succeeds in bringing us back to the origins of couture and even fabric. As Régis Debray explained in an interview with L’Express concerning his Cultural Dictionary of Fabric: “We forget that text comes from textile, that fabric existed before writing, that meaning was not conveyed by words, but by fbers. There is intelligence in fabric.” An intelligence that is recognizable to everyone: that is the feat accomplished by Christian Dior and his couture house for the past seventy years. “Christian Dior, couturier du rêve,” exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, from July 5, 2017 to January 7, 2018. http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/ * “Le sens du tissu,” interview with Régis Debray, L’Express, November 3, 2005 8..
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